Fairmount Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairmount, Indiana. It encompasses 31 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fairmount.

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About Fairmount

Town in Indiana, United States

2,682Population

1.6 sq miArea

863 ftElevation

Fairmount is a town in Fairmount Township, Grant County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census. It is 55 miles (88 km) northeast of Indianapolis. Largely a bedroom community for nearby Marion, Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor James Dean, who is buried there.

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How Fairmount ranks

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#3Most walkable in IN #31Most affordable in IN #38Highest graduation rate in IN All IN rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code46928

Area code765

Living in Fairmount

Housing in Fairmount

$193K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $193,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Fairmount

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Fairmount's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Fairmount 0.8

Indiana 3.8

U.S. 3.9

Property crime per 1,000

Fairmount 8.3

Indiana 16.9

U.S. 19.5

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Work & commute in Fairmount

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Most working residents leave Fairmount for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (26%), Gas City (6%) and Muncie (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Marion

26%

Gas City

Muncie

Fort Wayne

7%Work in townlive and work in Fairmount 13 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 334Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Fairmount

D⁻

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Indiana

1better than IN·17worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▲ 1▼ 5 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

81.7%More adults treating high blood pressureIN 77.4% · better 28.9%More older adults who have lost all their teethIN 15.4% · worse

Care nearby

VA N. Indiana Healthcare SystemMarion · 7.4 mi · ER

Ihc MarionMarion · 7.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Fairmount

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌡️ Heat waves

1Does Fairmount flood?paid flood claims since 2013 4Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Fairmount

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Climate in Fairmount

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Fairmount has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 22°Winter

62° / 40°Spring

83° / 61°Summer

64° / 43°Fall